Take Action and Support the Congenital Heart Futures Act Today!

What is the Congenital Heart Futures Act?
The Congenital Heart Futures Act will increase funding for public education, a national registry, and research. Thanks to medical advances, the percentage of people living with congenital heart disease and disorders increases by 5 percent every year. The CHF Act will address life-long needs while improving diagnosis, treatment, and prevention.

The Congenital Heart Futures Act was introduced by in the Senate (S.621) by Senators Durbin and Cochran on March 17, 2009 and was referred to the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee. An identical bill with the same name was introduced in the House (H.R. 1570) on the same day by Congressmen Zachary Space of Ohio and Gus Bilirakus of Florida. It was referred to the House Energy and Commerce Committee.

Take Action Today and Show your Support!
Below are four easy ways you can tell members of Congress that we support this act because we love the people it will support.

To contact your respresentatives, follow the links to email them. You will be brought to a C-SPAN website, which will allow for you to submit comments to them. For sample messages, see the bottom of this page. Thank you for taking the time to show your support.

Have 5 Minutes?
Ask your Senators and Representatives to support the Congenital Heart Futures Act. Click here and type in your zip code. If they are listed on the right as cosponsor - thank them. If they are not, ask them to cosponsor the Congenital Heart Futures Act.

Have 10 Minutes?
Ask the leadership of both the House and Senate Committees to move forward with the Congenital Heart Futures Act.

HOUSE ENERGY and COMMERCE COMMITTEE
Henry A. Waxman, CA, Chair
(202) 225-2927
Email Congressman Waxman

John D. Dingell, MI, Chair Emeritus
Email Congressman Dingell

Joe Barton, TX, Ranking Member
Email Congressman Barton

HEALTH, EDUCATION, LABOR, and PENSION COMMITTEE (HELP)
Sen.Edward Kennedy, Chair
(202) 224-5375
Email Senator Kennedy

Sen. Michael Enzi, Ranking Member
Email Senator Enzi

Have 15 Minutes?
Are you a constituent to a committee member? Click to see if a Senator or Congressmember from your state sits on one of these committees. Ask them to support the continued progress of the Congenital Heart Futures Act.

Have 30 Minutes?
Thank those who have stepped up to introduce and support this vital piece of legislation. To let them know that their support is appreciated, click on the link below their name. It will lead you to a letter submission page.

SENATE COSPONSORS
Richard Durbin (IL)*
202-224-2152
Email Senator Durbin

Thad Cochran (MS)*
202-224-5054
Email Senator Cochran

HOUSE COSPONSORS
Zachary Space (OH) *
202-225-6265
Email Representative Space

Sheila Jackson-Lee (TX)
202-225-3816
Email Representative Jackson-Lee

Gus Bilirakis (FL) *
202-225-5755
Email Representative Bilirakis

Bruce Braley (IA)
202-225-2911
Email Representative Braley

Charles Wilson (OH)
202-225-5705
Email Representative Wilson

Gerald Connolly (VA)
202-225-1492
Email Representative Connolly

Tammy Baldwin (WI)
202-225-2906
Email Representative Baldwin

Joe Sestak (PA)
202-225-2011
Email Representative Sestak

Carolyn Kilpatrick (MI)
202-225-2261
Email Representative Kilpatrick

Brad Sherman (CA)
202-225-5911
Email Representative Sherman

Betty Sutton (OH)
202-225-3401
Email Representative Sutton

Frederick Boucher (VA)
202-225-3861
Email Representative Boucher

John Lewis (GA)
202-225-3801
Email Representative Lewis

Todd Platts (PA)
202-225-5836
Email Representative Platts

* Introduced the bill

If you have any questions or problems, please leave a comment.

Cut and Paste

Feel free to cut and paste the messages below or to personalize your own. When using the C-SPAN contact page, you will be asked to fill in information. Don't forget, if you are a constituent, make sure to include this with your message.

SUBJECT: Congenital Heart Futures Act

ISSUE: Health

Sample email asking, "Please consider cosponsoring."

Please consider cosponsoring The Congenital Heart Futures Act. This vital legislation will increase funding for public education, a national registry, and research. Thanks to medical advances, the percentage of people living with congenital heart disease and disorders increases by 5 percent every year. The Congenital Heart Futures Act will address life-long needs while improving diagnosis, treatment, and prevention. I appreciate your support and hope that the passage of this bill will bring about a brighter future for some 1.8 million Americans.

To sign on as a co-sponsor of the bill, House Members should contact Dan Farmer at Rep. Space’s office at (202) 225-6265 and Senators should contact Sara Singleton at Senator Durbin’s office at (202) 224-2152.

Sample email asking, "Please help move this forward."

The Congenital Heart Futures Act was referred to your committee. This vital legislation will increase funding for public education, a national registry, and research. Thanks to medical advances, the percentage of people living with congenital heart disease and disorders increases by 5 percent every year. The Congenital Heart Futures Act will address life-long needs while improving diagnosis, treatment, and prevention. I appreciate your support and hope that the passage of this bill will bring about a brighter future for some 1.8 million Americans.

Sample email saying, "Thank you for cosponsoring."

Thank you for cosponsoring The Congenital Heart Futures Act. This vital legislation will increase funding for public education, a national registry, and research. Thanks to medical advances, the percentage of people living with congenital heart disease and disorders increases by 5 percent every year. The Congenital Heart Futures Act will address life-long needs while improving diagnosis, treatment, and prevention. I appreciate your support and hope that the passage of this bill will bring about a brighter future for some 1.8 million Americans.

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